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A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire
by Michael BishopIt seemed like a good idea; even a noble experiment. But the outcome was sheer hell. When the Balduin brothers escaped from the tedium of the human hive of Atlanta, Georgia, they had a mission. They were to voyage to the planet Trope, contact a tribe there known as the Ouemartsee, and transport it to Glaparca for a useful purpose.But suddenly the Balduin brothers discovered that they were in the slave trade, and that the Ouemartsee had made one of them a God . . .
Funeral Games
by Jay AllanThe Far Stars stands on the edge of a precipice. The forces of Governor Vos have surged forth, conquering worlds and imposing the emperor's brutal rule over millions. Only one thing stands in the way of total victory: Marshal Augustin Lucerne's newly created confederation. Vos has a simple plan: assassinate the marshal and manipulate his generals to fight over his legacy, destroying one another in the process.But another threat lurks--Arkarin Blackhawk. The smuggler and mercenary has been the marshal's ally, working in the shadows and unraveling Vos's plans. The governor can only hope the mysterious adventurer continues to resist a formal position with the confederation.Or he can have Blackhawk assassinated, too.Because if Blackhawk succeeds Lucerne, the black-and-gold imperial flags will be stained red with blood. Blackhawk's past is a dark and dangerous one, and if he is put at the helm of the confederation armies, the brutal imperial general he once was may rise again.The Far Stars is facing the final battle. The imperials seem unstoppable. But if Blackhawk somehow survives--and can come to grips with the horror deep within him--he just might be able to save the Far Stars from the iron hand of the empire.
Funeral Girl
by Emma K. OhlandSixteen-year-old Georgia Richter feels conflicted about the funeral home her parents run—especially because she has the ability to summon ghosts. With one touch of any body that passes through Richter Funeral Home, she can awaken the spirit of the departed. With one more touch, she makes the spirit disappear, to a fate that remains mysterious to Georgia. To cope with her deep anxiety about death, she does her best to fulfill the final wishes of the deceased whose ghosts she briefly revives. Then her classmate Milo's body arrives at Richter—and his spirit wants help with unfinished business, forcing Georgia to reckon with her relationship to grief and mortality.
Funeral Hotdish: A Mystery
by Jana Bommersbach"Edwards does an impressive job of linking the three murders across the long years." —Kirkus ReviewsOn Halloween, just before the First World War, a young woman's corpse was found with a makeshift shroud frozen to her battered face. Her ghost—the Faceless Woman—is said to walk through Ravenbank each Halloween. Just five years ago, Katya Moss was killed, her face also covered to hide her injuries. The seemingly related cases fascinate Daniel Kind, a specialist in the history of murder. Then, while he is attending a Halloween party in Ravenbank, a third murder occurs. Once again, the corpse's face is shrouded from view. This can't be a coincidence.It all presents DCI Hannah Scarlett, head of the Cold Case Review Team, with the toughest challenge of her career. Hannah and Daniel team up professionally. But before they can solve this shocking puzzle, both of them must confront ghosts from their own past, as well as the ghosts of lonely, lovely, and mysterious Ravenbank.
Los funerales de la Mamá Grande
by Gabriel García MárquezEn Los funerales de la Mamá Grande, nos econtramos en Macondo y su región una vez más, entre personajes y episodios reconocibles, pero ahora caen pájaros muertos sobre el poblado, un cura ve al diablo o afirma haber encontrado al judío errante, y visitar la tumba de un ser querido supone un riesgo impredecible. Y hay que enterrar a la Mamá Grande, soberana absoluta de este mundo, que falleció en olor de santidad a los 92 años, tras haber conservado la virginidad durante toda su vida, y a cuyos funerales acude el presidente de la República y hasta el Sumo Pontífice en su góndola papal, pero también guajiros, contrabandistas, arroceros, prostitutas, hechiceros y bananeros llegados para la ocasión. Bajo el lema de estos funerales mitológicos, Gabriel García Márquez reunió siete relatos y la novela corta que da título al presente volumen, en el que aparece ya en todo su esplendor el elemento mágico y telúrico que a partir de entonces definiría su obra, sin apartarla, por ello, de la realidad.
Los funerales de la Mamá Grande
by Gabriel García Márquez¡Disponible por primera vez en eBook!En Los funerales de la Mamá Grande, nos econtramos en Macondo y su región una vez más, entre personajes y episodios reconocibles, pero ahora caen pájaros muertos sobre el poblado, un cura ve al diablo o afirma haber encontrado al judío errante, y visitar la tumba de un ser querido supone un riesgo impredecible. Y hay que enterrar a la Mamá Grande, soberana absoluta de este mundo, que falleció en olor de santidad a los 92 años, tras haber conservado la virginidad durante toda su vida, y a cuyos funerales acude el presidente de la República y hasta el Sumo Pontífice en su góndola papal, pero también guajiros, contrabandistas, arroceros, prostitutas, hechiceros y bananeros llegados para la ocasión. Bajo el lema de estos funerales mitológicos, Gabriel García Márquez reunió siete relatos y la novela corta que da título al presente volumen, en el que aparece ya en todo su esplendor el elemento mágico y telúrico que a partir de entonces definiría su obra, sin apartarla, por ello, de la realidad.
Fungus: El Rey de los Pirineos
by Albert Sánchez Piñol«El mal no existe. Solo existe el poder.» La esperada nueva novela de Albert Sánchez Piñol es la puerta de entrada a un mundo nunca visto de fantasía y revolución. 1888. Ric-Ric es un pobre diablo, un anarquista desarrapado que no encuentra otro sitio donde caerse muerto que una cueva perdida del Pirineo catalán. En esa zona, vía de paso para contrabandistas y malhechores, descubre por azar un género de setas ignorado por la civilización: los fungus, unos gigantescos hongos antropomórficos a los que Ric-Ric accidentalmente trae a la vida. Maravillado por las extraordinarias habilidades de los fungus y su sentido de comunidad, Ric-Ric ve en ellos el arma definitiva para hacer realidad sus deseos: conquistar a la hermosa Mailís, una femme fatale a su pesar, instaurar una sociedad anarquista de verdadera fraternidad y vengarse de todo aquel que le ha tratado con crueldad, desde la guardia civil hasta el posadero local que se cree amo y señor del lugar. Comandando a los monstruosos fungus, Ric-Ric consigue reunir un invencible ejército con el que va a plantar cara, en batallas épicas y gracias a una singular estrategia militar, a las tropas del ejército español y francés. «Un western invernal decimonónico en los Pirineos.» Así define Fungus el propio Albert Sánchez Piñol, una historia con la que vuelve a la novela fantástica. Pero, más allá del género literario, Sánchez Piñol utiliza el monstruo, la monstruosidad y las relaciones con los monstruos para hablarnos de un tema universal y siempre vigente: el poder. La crítica ha dicho...«Sánchez Piñol avanza a pasos agigantados hacia el pedestal de los escritores catalanes más leídos de todos los tiempos.»El Periódico
A Fungus Among Us (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Riley Roam Lisa Adams Eugene SmithNIMAC-sourced textbook. TROUBLE ON SPACE STATION 6. Jannali has a big problem on her hands. And it keeps growing. Then it speaks and its message is shocking!
Funniest Time Travel: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Xin YueOh no i m so sad i m walking around in a flowerpot when i woke up i was going to die of a thousand cuts kao so let me wear who so harm ah i just died and then let me die and the cruelest death md want me dead is i am not dead see me how to save oneself death row also walk out of the execution ground in the same way to do female pig and see mistress ann ruoxi how to tame tyrant male pig adjust weak beautiful male
The Funny Boy Adventures: Four Hilarious Books in One Volume (Funny Boy)
by Dan GutmanA special four-in-one edition of Dan Gutman&’s hilarious and delightful Funny Boy seriesIn Funny Boy Meets the Airsick Alien from Andromeda, Funny Boy—a smart-aleck from the planet Crouton with the galaxy&’s best sense of humor—shoots his brother with a spitball, and his parents strap him into a spaceship and blast him to Earth. Things get strange right away. A planet-gobbling alien is about to attack his new home, and Funny Boy doesn&’t have any weapons besides a talking dog and a razor-sharp wit.In Funny Boy Versus the Bubble-Brained Barbers from the Big Bang, Funny Boy, just like Superman, has mastered the powers he gained when he landed on Earth. He&’s not super strong or super fast, but his super sense of humor lets him crack jokes faster than a speeding bullet. Now he must face the least hilarious thing in the universe: the first day of school. As he tries to fit in among his human peers, Funny Boy learns that three intergalactic barbers have come to steal every strand of hair on Earth. He&’ll have to dust off his freshest material to stop them, because everybody knows there&’s nothing funny about a bad haircut.In Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheeses from Chattanooga, the nation&’s cattle have gotten too smart for their own good. Tired of letting humans steal their milk, American cows have gone on strike. This is trouble for anybody who likes cheese. Funny Boy is mourning the cheese shortage when five giant cheeses fall on Wisconsin, and then begin to talk. The cheeses are aliens from the faraway planet Chattanooga, and they have come to stop the shortage. The country&’s woe is ended, but something about the aliens&’ story stinks worse than month-old Muenster. It will take Funny Boy and his galactic sense of humor to curdle these curds before America starts to spoil.And in Funny Boy Meets the Dumbbell Dentist from Deimos (with Dangerous Dental Decay), Funny Boy&’s super-powered sense of humor has won him the love of his life: Tupper Camembert. But this riddle-flinging superhero&’s work is far from over. When the president of the United States is summoned for a cleaning with Dr. Denny the dentist, he knows something is wrong—he doesn&’t even have an appointment! This is a job for Funny Boy, who must once again use every joke in his arsenal to destroy the evil dentist villain and his hygienist henchmen.
Funny Boy Meets the Airsick Alien from Andromeda: Funny Boy Meets The Airsick Alien From Andromeda, Funny Boy Versus The Bubble-brained Barbers From The Big Bang, Funny Boy Takes On The Chit-chatting Cheeses From Chattanooga, Funny Boy Meets The Dumbbell Dentist From Deimos (with Dangerous Dental Decay) (Funny Boy #1)
by Dan GutmanThe funniest alien in the universe lands on the galaxy&’s weirdest planet: Earth On the planet Crouton, kids never have to straighten their rooms or make their own beds. That&’s because their rooms aren&’t crooked, and when they need beds, they just buy them. It&’s a pretty neat place. But when Funny Boy—a Croutonian smart-aleck with the galaxy&’s best sense of humor—shoots his brother with a spitball, his parents strap him into a spaceship and blast him to Earth. Things get strange from the minute his spaceship crash-lands in the underwear factory. A planet-gobbling alien is about to attack his new home, and Funny Boy doesn&’t have any weapons besides a talking dog and a razor-sharp wit. But there is good news: Something about Earth&’s atmosphere has made Funny Boy even funnier. His job is to crack the jokes, but he needs somebody to turn the pages. So get to it! Earth won&’t save itself! This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dan Gutman including rare images from the author&’s personal collection. Funny Boy Meets the Airsick Alien from Andromeda is the 1st book in Funny Boy, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheeses from Chattanooga (Funny Boy #3)
by Dan GutmanWhen America&’s cows go on strike, a gang of interstellar cheeses land on Earth The nation&’s cattle have gotten too smart for their own good. Tired of letting humans steal their milk, American cows have gone on strike. This is great news for every kid who hates drinking his milk, but trouble for anybody who likes cheese. Funny Boy—a joke-telling superhero who was sent to Earth from the planet Crouton—is mourning the cheese shortage when five giant cheeses fall on Wisconsin, squashing an unlucky farmer named George Gouda. That alone would be weird enough, but the cheeses also talk. The cheeses are aliens from the faraway planet Chattanooga, and they have come to stop the cheese shortage. The country&’s woe is ended, but something about the aliens&’ story stinks worse than month-old Muenster. It will take Funny Boy and his galactic sense of humor to curdle these curds before America starts to spoil. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dan Gutman including rare images from the author&’s personal collection. Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheeses from Chattanooga is the 3rd book in Funny Boy, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheeses from Chattanooga: Funny Boy Meets The Airsick Alien From Andromeda, Funny Boy Versus The Bubble-brained Barbers From The Big Bang, Funny Boy Takes On The Chit-chatting Cheeses From Chattanooga, Funny Boy Meets The Dumbbell Dentist From Deimos (with Dangerous Dental Decay) (Funny Boy #3)
by Dan GutmanWhen America&’s cows go on strike, a gang of interstellar cheeses land on Earth The nation&’s cattle have gotten too smart for their own good. Tired of letting humans steal their milk, American cows have gone on strike. This is great news for every kid who hates drinking his milk, but trouble for anybody who likes cheese. Funny Boy—a joke-telling superhero who was sent to Earth from the planet Crouton—is mourning the cheese shortage when five giant cheeses fall on Wisconsin, squashing an unlucky farmer named George Gouda. That alone would be weird enough, but the cheeses also talk. The cheeses are aliens from the faraway planet Chattanooga, and they have come to stop the cheese shortage. The country&’s woe is ended, but something about the aliens&’ story stinks worse than month-old Muenster. It will take Funny Boy and his galactic sense of humor to curdle these curds before America starts to spoil. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dan Gutman including rare images from the author&’s personal collection. Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheeses from Chattanooga is the 3rd book in Funny Boy, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Funny Boy Versus the Bubble-Brained Barbers from the Big Bang: Funny Boy Meets The Airsick Alien From Andromeda, Funny Boy Versus The Bubble-brained Barbers From The Big Bang, Funny Boy Takes On The Chit-chatting Cheeses From Chattanooga, Funny Boy Meets The Dumbbell Dentist From Deimos (with Dangerous Dental Decay) (Funny Boy #2)
by Dan GutmanExiled on Earth, Funny Boy must save his new planet from an evil haircut Never spit spitballs at your brother. That&’s the lesson Funny Boy learned on his last day on the planet Crouton, when his parents strapped him to a rocket and shot him to Earth as punishment for misbehaving. But just like Superman, this exiled Croutonian gained powers when he landed on the new world. He&’s not super strong, super fast, or super stylish, but his super sense of humor lets him crack jokes faster than a speeding bullet, and leap over boring situations with a single pun. But now he must face the least hilarious thing in the universe: the first day of school. As he tries to fit in among his human peers, Funny Boy learns that three intergalactic barbers have come to steal every strand of hair on Earth. He&’ll have to dust off his freshest material to stop them, because everybody knows there&’s nothing funny about a bad haircut. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dan Gutman including rare images from the author&’s personal collection. Funny Boy Versus the Bubble-Brained Barbers from the Big Bang is the 2nd book in Funny Boy, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
The Funny Little Woman
by Arlene MoselThis is the story of a funny little woman who lives all by herself in her own little hut. She's a dumpling maker by trade, and one day a naughty dumpling escapes down a crack in her floor. As she reaches for it, the floor gives way and the woman finds herself on an ancient road surrounded by statues of gods. The statues warn the woman not to attract the attention of the local Oni (an evil demon) but the woman's giggles can't keep her hidden for long. Soon she's cooking for all the Oni in their homes with the help of a magic paddle. By the end, however, the woman wishes to return to her house and it is only when she is able to make the Oni laugh at her (rather than vice versa) that she is enabled to escape and prosper. Like all good folktales, this one contains elements that are familiar throughout the world. This book was the recipient of the 1973 Caldecott Medal.
Funny Money (Destroyer #18)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirFROM THE BACK COVER: One man held the government to ransom, with undetectable counterfeit money which could ruin the U. S. Economy. His price - a NASA computer space programme approaching creative intelligence. His motive- an enigma, like Mr. Gordons himself. Bullets were powerless against him, and when Remo and Chiun were brought in, he raised his ransom to include their heads. Their only clue to his superhuman powers was the sexy scientific genius who invented the programme he wanted. But she proved more interested in researching Remo's potential.
Fuoco di Frisia - I racconti di Skylge 3
by Valeria Poropat Jen MinkmanAmici fattisi nemici, Luce che muore nel buio, ma un nuovo Fuoco brucia nella notte. Aska, Tjalling, Sytse, Enna e Royce sono caduti nelle mani del Sindaco Edison. Il corrotto leader di Brandaris sa cosa hanno fatto ma quello che non sa è il motivo. In un disperato tentativo di riprendere il controllo sull'isola, usa i cinque ribelli come merce di scambio per costringere lo Skelta a rivelare chi fa parte della resistenza skylger. Melinda, ragazza anglia, e Dani, skylger, si uniscono per liberare i loro amici ma il compito non sarà facile. Intanto, alcune Sirene visitano gli Skylger per aiutarli a riprendersi ciò che un tempo apparteneva loro. E quando Tesla e il suo assistente prendono il mare per raggiungere l'isola di Skylge e portare anche il proprio contributo, tutte le carte sono in tavola. Edison non cederà la posizione di potere della propria famiglia senza combattere e nello scontro verranno coinvolti Angli, Skylge e Sirene tutti. La Guerra dei Correnti sta per scoppiare e niente sarà più lo stesso.
Fuori le mura
by A L Butcher Diana L WickerQuando arriva la guerra, chi ne sarà colpito? Una breve storia fantasy sulla determinazione di una donna in tempo di guerra.
Fur Magic: Steel Magic, Octagon Magic, And Fur Magic (The Magic Sequence #3)
by Andre NortonA boy's encounter with powerful tribal magic transforms him into his spirit animal--and lands him in the middle of a war between humans and beasts with supernatural powers When his father is called to active duty in Vietnam, Cory Alder leaves Florida to live with his adopted Native American uncle, Jasper. Jasper's Idaho ranch is like a foreign country. Cory is afraid of the cougars, bears, and wolves; he doesn't like the big mountains and doubts he'll ever be able to ride a wild horse. Then he meets an old Nez Perce Medicine Man called Black Elk, who catapults Cory into an alternate universe where animals live in tribes, hunt, and go on the warpath. Transformed into a beaver called Yellow Shell, he learns to speak their language and discovers that they all fear the legendary Changer, who plots to reshape the creatures of both the human and animal realms and use them for his own nefarious ends. With two worlds hanging in the balance, Cory must rely on courage and instinct to defeat this cunning enemy and be restored to his human form. Is he strong enough to stand up to the Changer and overcome his own fear of the unknown? Fur Magic is the 2nd book in the Magic Sequence, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Furborn
by Isabelle RowanEarly settlers transported foxes to the Australian colonies, but not all foxes are what they appear. Connor Coutts fiercely guards the family secret of the Furborn in sheep country Victoria, where foxes are shot on sight and left to hang from trees as a warning to others. At seventeen he is the only male Furborn for hundreds of miles, one of the last of a rapidly dwindling legacy. His life’s path is clear—until someone new arrives at the MacKenzie sheep farm. Spencer MacKenzie, with his long black hair and gothic style, might seem out of place, but it soon becomes clear that the two boys could make a formidable team against their enemies. But before they can work together, Connor owes Spencer the truth…. He’s just not sure if he should trust him.
Furia de metal (Aquelarre #Volumen 4)
by Leona de RodriguesCarla tiene claro que la vida es un ciclo que fluye. Todo puede cambiar, excepto Grajo. Él siempre será el mismo imbécil que conoció hace quince años en el antro que trabajaba. Por eso se dedica a evitarlo a toda costa, aunque no parece que sea suficiente. La verdadera realidad es que no le importaría que lo borrasen de la faz de la tierra o que lo desintegrasen, pero ¿eso es de verdad lo que quiere? Tal vez las cosas no sean exactamente como a ella le gusta asegurar. Grajo no perdonará a Carla ni en un millón de años lo que le ha hecho; hace quince años que no solo lo dejo colgado, sino que se fue prendiendo fuego a los billetes de la caja fuerte. Pero claro, una cosa es que no la perdone y otra muy distinta que haya dejado de imaginarla desnuda en su cama. A fin de cuentas, ¿qué son un puñado de años para un lobo como él? La eternidad la miden las estrellas y con ellas no puede olvidar la cabezonería de esa chica a la que no asustan los dientes afilados. Carla y Grajo parecen destinados a evitarse, pero ¿es posible que el odio que ella acumula no sea más que miedo al rechazo? ¿De verdad es él tan molesto? Las cosas no son tan sencillas como creen, aunque las den por hecho: Prueba de ello es el secreto que Carla lleva años intentando esconder y que Grajo conoce a la perfección. Tal vez sea eso de lo que ella intenta defenderse a toda costa: que solo él haya llegado a verla como realmente es.
The Furies (Gateway Essentials #111)
by Keith RobertsAmerica and Russian both explode huge H-bombs simultaneously. The tests go wrong, cracking the seabed, rupturing continents and engulfing cities. The Thames flattens into a flood plain, London is drowned.Now comes cosmic retribution - giant wasps, monstrous and deadly, directed by a supernatural intelligence, invade a reeling world. In England, isolated guerrillas fight on¿
The Furies
by Keith RobertsAmerica and Russian both explode huge H-bombs simultaneously. The tests go wrong, cracking the seabed, rupturing continents and engulfing cities. The Thames flattens into a flood plain, London is drowned. Now comes cosmic retribution - giant wasps, monstrous and deadly, directed by a supernatural intelligence, invade a reeling world. In England, isolated guerrillas fight on?